FTD Hosts Florists at Industry's Largest Canadian Event

DOWNERS GROVE, IL. (November 10, 2006) - The 2006 FTD Canadian Florists Conference, the largest and leading floral industry event in Canada, united 250 Canadian florists with FTD's Canadian Sales Team to produce two full days of networking, shopping, education and business programs and social events.

FTD provided a solid schedule for conference attendees including a presentation by FTD Executive Vice President of Sales George Kanganis. He provided florists with an open forum of questions and answers regarding trends in floral industry, the benefits of FTD's newest online education tool, FTD University (www.ftduniversity.com), and how to stand out among the competition.

Hundreds of florists showed their support of the floral industry and dedication to their FTD partnership by attending the event and sharing ideas with the FTD Team. The trade fair included FTD's suite of products and services, as well as numerous industry vendors such as Perfectly Plush, Rio Roses and Smithers-Oasis North America.

In addition, FTD provided business, design and technology programs. FTD Design Instructor Jeff Corbin AIFD, AAF, PFCI demonstrated a variety of designs geared to increase sympathy sales during his presentation "Supersizing Sympathy Sales with Affordable Designs."

FTD Vice President of Member Services Jim Marshall discussed the benefits of FTD's three internet marketing programs, FTD Florists Online, FTD Local Search and FTDFlorists.com, to help florists drive Internet orders.

ABOUT FTD GROUP, INC.
FTD Group, Inc. is a leading provider of floral-related products and services to consumers and retail florists, as well as other retail locations offering floral products, in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Ireland. The business is supported by the highly recognized FTD and Interflora brands. Both brands are supported by the Mercury Man logo, which is displayed in approximately 50,000 floral shops globally. The consumer businesses operate primarily through the www.FTD.COM Web site in the U.S. and Canada and the www.interflora.co.uk Web site in the U.K. and Ireland and are complemented by the florist businesses, which provide products and services to the independent florist networks

Press Contact
Megan Buchanan
FTD Inc.
3113 Woodcreek Drive
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Tel: 630-724-6540
Email: mbuchanan@ftdi.com

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